Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland
Switzerland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland is 0.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland peaked at 0.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2005.
Switzerland ranks 79th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +29.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -50.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +115.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +25.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -39.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +25.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,266 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland was 0.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
- How does Switzerland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Switzerland ranks 79th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release